The four foundations of business savvy, with an overview of what makes up business-savvy competence
Explores the meaning of business savvy and identifies four 'foundations' to embed business savvy as an everyday competence.
Each foundation is accompanied by insights, indicators and inspiration. The four foundations are:
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